The National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) in Australia has addressed masking and language comprehension problems by developing the free NALscribe iPad app that clinics can use to make communication easier for people struggling to hear.
The COM-B model provides a framework for understanding factors that influence consumer behavior when purchasing hearing aids. While OTC hearing aids have been created to address affordability and accessibility, researchers Brent Edwards and Melanie Ferguson point out that the model clearly suggests consumers will continue to reject hearing aids until the other influencing factors are addressed.
Starkey Hearing Technologies will be expanding its research and development globally by establishing an advanced development center in Israel; the company closed the Starkey Hearing Research Center (SHRC) in Berkeley, Calif, in late June.
Brent Edwards, PhD, former vice-president of research for Starkey Hearing Technologies and a key person behind the establishment of the Starkey Hearing Research Center in Berkeley, Calif, has accepted the position of chief technology officer at EarLens Corp.
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